Gutter hanger



May 18 1926. 1,584,805

M. -RACHLIN GUTTER HANGER Filed April 15 1924 ATTORNEY Patented May 1 8, 1926 snow or me.

UNHTE srara MAX RACHLIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GUTTER HANGER.

Application filed April 15, 1924. Serial No. 706,780.

The present invention relates to improvements in gutter hangers of the type known as strap gutter hangers.

Gutter hangers of this type usually comprise two distinct sections, which are either made of one integral piece of metal, or of two separate pieces, riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to one another. The first section comprises a bar extending transversely of the gutter and provided at its outer end with a hook-shaped section fitting over the bead of the gutter, the opposite end of said bar being in engagement with the opposite or plain edge of the gutter. The second section is in the form of a gutter embracing member that forms a continuation of said hook-shaped section. This gutter embracing member tightly embraces the underface of the gutter and is engageable with the opposite end of said bar. For the purpose of securely holding the gutter in position upon the building structure, these gutter hangers are tightly fitted to the gutter. Due to this tight fit, serious di'iiiculties have been experienced with these hangers. One of these difficulties consists in that, due to temperature changes and the consequent contraction and expansion of the gutter in transverse direction, the gutter embracing portion of the hanger is either severed from the bar portion thereof or that end of the gutter embracing portion which engages said bar portion at the plain edge of the gutter is disengaged from said bar portion. When either one of these two events occurs, obviously the gutter is not being properly supported. As amatter of fact, when more than one of the gutter hangers are thus impaired in their supporting capacity the respective gutter section may fall to the ground, particularly when filled with water,

The main object of the present invention is to provide a gutter hanger, which overcomes the difliculties mentioned, that is to say to obtain one the gutter embracing portion of which is capable of contractionand expansion.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the bar portion of a gutter hanger of the type mentioned, which, with the exception of its bead engaging hook portion, is substantially rigid throughout its length, therebyaiding in shaping the hook-shaped section when the hanger is applied to the gutter.

A further object of the invention is to so design the bracket of the gutter hanger that it cannot turn on the bar portion, notwithstanding the fact that a single rivet only is used as the connecting means between the said bracket and the bar portion.

With these and other objects in view,

which will more fully appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying .position thereon; Fig. 2 is a top plan view,

on a larger scale, of the said hanger, the gutter being removed therefrom; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a portion of the said hanger, on a still larger scale; Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4. -4: of Fig. 2, on a larger scale; and Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2, also on a larger scale.

'teferring to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a roof cutter, the outer edgeof which is provided with a bead 11, as usual in constructions of this type, while its inner edge 12, adjacent the building wall 13, is plain. For supporting this gutter in proper relation to the roof 1 1 of the building,

there is provided a plurality of hangers, spaced apart a suitable distance, each of said hangers including a strap 15, which surrounds transversely the gutter, and a bracket 16, attached to the said strap and the roof. The strap 15 is, preferably, made of a single piece of sheet metal and includes a curved gutter embracing portion 17, merging into a hook-shaped bend 18 at one of its ends, the said bend fitting the bead 11 of the gutter and merging into a bar section 19, which extends horizontally and transversely of the gutter within the latter. The opposite end of this bar is bent over the plain edge 12 of the gutter, as shown at 20 in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and is provided with a transverse slot 21 in its bight. Through this slot is extended the free end 01 the gutter embracing portion 17 of the strap, and is then bent downwardly into contact with the rear face of the said bent portion, as shown at 23. The bar section 19 is substantially U-shaped in cross-section, as clearly shown in Fig. at of the drawings, and is provided with a longitudinal rib 2%, to strengthen the same. This rib extends from the inner end of the hook-shaped bend 18 to the bend 20, as clearly appears from Fig. 2 of the draivlngs.

Immediately below the hook-shaped bend 18, the gutter embracing portion 17 is transversely corrugated, as shown at 25. These corrugations are, preferably, formed by stamping operations and may be situated at any point along the length of the strap. It is, however, preferred to provide the same immediately below the hook-shaped bend, so as not to interrupt the smoothness of the gutter embracing section of the strap intermediate its ends, and also because the strap is most likely liable to break in the hookshaped bend 18.

The bracket 16 is provided at its inner end with a bar engaging section 26, that is substantially U-shaped in transverse crosssection and is fitted over the bar section 19, as clearly appears from Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings. From these figures it appears that the U-shaped section of the br cket straddles the bar section 19 and that a single rivet only, denoted by the numeral 27, is made use of in securing the said bracket to the bar section. The bracket is thus pre vented from turning on the bar section 19 of the hanger. In the constructions heretofore in use the section 26 of the bracket is usually fiat, so that the bracket is adapted to turn on the bar section of the hanger. For this reason, obviously, the connection between the roof and the gutter is not rigid, that is to say the gutter is adapted to Wabble in relathe rivets are adapted to he shorn oll, said rivet-s preferably being made of copper.

Due to the corrugations in the gutter embracing portion of the strap, the latter is adapted to expand and contract longitudinally, thereby effectively overcoming the difiicnlties above referred to.

From Figs. 1 and 2 it appears that at the junction of the bar engaging portion 26 and the body portion of the bracket 16 there is provided a transverse rib 28. aiding in forming the bend between the element 26 and the body portion of the bracket 16.

What I claim is:

1. A gutter hanger comprising a bar extending transversely of the gutter and provided at its outer end with a hook-shaped section fitting over the head of the gutter, the opposite end of said bar being adapted to be engaged with the opposite edge of the gutter, a strap member made integral with said bar forming a continuation of said hookshaped section tightiy embracing the underface of the gutt r and engageable with the opposite end oi said bar, and transverse corrugations termed upon said strap member to permit longitudinal expansion and contraction of the hanger.

2. A gutter hanger con'iprising a bar extending transru'sely of the gutter and provided at its outer end with a hook-shaped section fitting over the head of the gutter, the opposite end of said bar being adapted to be engaged with the opposi e edge of the gutter, a strap member for 'ng a continuation of said hool-;shai, ed section tightly embracing the undert'ace of the gutter and engageable with the opposite end of said bar, and means upon said strap member to permit longitudinal expansion and contraction of the hanger.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this Hth day of April, A. D. 192%.

MAX RACHLIN. 

